{"id":199763,"date":"2026-03-01T22:44:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T22:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/199763\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T22:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T22:44:08","slug":"tech-falls-to-csu-bakersfield-15-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/199763\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech falls to CSU Bakersfield, 15-8"},"content":{"rendered":"

LUBBOCK, Texas \u2013 Despite two home runs and three hits from first baseman Robin Villeneuve<\/a>, as well as two hits and a homer from Caden Ferraro<\/a>, Texas Tech Baseball fell 15-8, Sunday afternoon to CSU Bakersfield at Rip Griffin Park at Dan Law Field.<\/p>\n

In the setback, Texas Tech (7-4) ultimately could not erase a pair of early six run deficits, as the Red Raiders saw their seven-game winning streak snapped.<\/p>\n

After hitting just .200 (10-for-50) over the series first two games and scoring just seven times, CSU Bakersfield (5-7) hit six home runs and had nine extra-base hits denying Tech of another series sweep and a 7-0 home start.<\/p>\n

Down 5-0 after one-half inning, the Red Raiders nearly put two runs on the board in the home half of the first, but a Logan Hughes<\/a> fly ball to left was caught at the wall by CSUB.<\/p>\n

Looking to cut into a 6-0 deficit in the third, the Red Raiders got a lead-off home run from Villeneuve and an RBI double from Hughes to pull Tech to within 6-2.

\nIn the fourth, CSUB exploded for four more runs when Nick Mascaro hit a grand slam off Tech lefty Ryan Free<\/a> that gave the Roadrunners a 10-2 lead. The centerfield was hitting just .167 (4-for-24) heading into the game.<\/p>\n

During their turn at-bat in the fourth, the Red Raiders got a lead-off blast from Ferraro (his first as a Red Raider) and the second longball of the day from Villeneuve to pull to within 10-4.<\/p>\n

After the teams traded runs in the fifth to bring the Roadrunners lead to 11-5 heading to the sixth, CSUB used a three-run home run from freshman Brendan Thompson to take a 14-5 lead. The longball was the first career for Thompson, who entered the day hitting just .200 (4-for-20) on the young season.<\/p>\n

Needing a response, the Red Raiders used a two-out double from Villeneuve cut the Roadrunner lead to 14-6.<\/p>\n

Following a scoreless frame from redshirt freshman Logan Addison<\/a>, the Red Raiders got a two RBI single from freshman Linkin Garcia<\/a> to get to within six (14-8) with one out in the seventh.<\/p>\n

The RBIs were numbers 19 and 20 for Newport Beach native on the season who now is hitting an even .400 on the season.<\/p>\n

The next Red Raider batter, Ferraro, worked a seven-pitch full pitch walk to place another runner on base.<\/p>\n

Needing just eight outs to secure the season finale, the Roadrunners turned to reliever Jacob Gutierrez who used a pair of flyouts to extinguish the threat.<\/p>\n

Gutierrez fired the final 2.2 innings for CSUB and allowed just two hits and one walk in his scoreless outing.<\/p>\n

Down 15-8 heading to the ninth, the Red Raiders got a double in the right-center gap from Hughes and a single from Garcia to place two on and one out for Ferraro.<\/p>\n

On the second pitch he saw from Gutierrez, Ferraro ripped a 110 MPH liner to right field that Jacob May was able to catch at the wall.<\/p>\n

After a two out walk loaded the bases, Gutierrez was able to strike out the Red Raider catcher, Davis Rivers<\/a>, to end the game.<\/p>\n

Despite Sunday’s series loss, the Red Raiders did reach eight runs for the eighth-straight contest and did record the series victory by virtue of Friday’s 17-4 win and Saturday’s 14-3 victory. Both games ended in run-rule fashion.<\/p>\n

UP NEXT:

\nThe Red Raiders welcome Penn State next weekend for the final non-conference home series of the season. First pitch for Friday’s series opener is set for 6:30 p.m.

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